bungee jump

verb

bungee jumped; bungee jumping; bungee jumps

intransitive verb

: to jump from a height while attached to an elasticized cord

bungee jumper noun

Examples of bungee jump in a Sentence

A few people were bungee jumping off the bridge while a crowd of people looked on.

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With the source of the Nile running through the city, the area attracts tourists who come to raft the river’s rapids and bungee jump over the water, and houses international charity organizations and missionaries that want to set up outside the snarled traffic of Kampala. —

Greg Presto, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025 The 18-year-old landed in Chennai having also completed a bungee jump in Singapore to celebrate his victory. —

Jamie Barton, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024 Activities such as hiking and mountain biking, rock climbing, boating, race car driving, and extreme sports such as bungee jumping and ziplining all played into a city’s overall score. —

Ryan Slattery, Travel + Leisure, 12 Sep. 2024 Jenn is afraid of heights, and the idea of bungee jumping 600 feet to the ground below is not anywhere on her bucket list — but Sam M. is very much up for the task. —

Katie Campione, Deadline, 29 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for bungee jump